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The nation's favourite antique experts, £200 each and one big challenge.

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Well, duck, do I buy you, or don't I?

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Who can make the most money

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buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?

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I must be mad.

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The aim is to trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit.

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But it's not as easy as it looks,

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-and dreams of glory can end in tatters.

-What am I going to do?

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So, will it be the fast lane to success, or the slow road to bankruptcy?

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I should have kept my money in my pocket.

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This is the Antiques Road Trip.

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Yeah!

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All this week, we're on the road with two lovable antiques experts,

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Margie Cooper and Mark Stacey.

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Look at the cows. Oh no, they're horses!

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Margie is a road trip rookie,

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but as a specialist dealer in silver with years of experience

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under her top hat, she knows how to drive a hard bargain, oh yes.

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-That's a really nice thing.

-That can be £470, if you'd like it.

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On the other hand, fellow dealer Mark Stacey knows exactly what to snap up.

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Vintage nutcrackers. But I won't be cracking my nuts with them.

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Ha! And at the moment, his road trip know-how has put him firmly in the lead.

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We've given it our best shot.

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Well, you've done really well. I gave it my best shot and lost.

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From his original £200,

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Mark now has £257.02 to spend, spend, spend!

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Whereas Margie has made losses at both auctions so far,

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shrinking her original £200 to a worrying £162.46.

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What a look!

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This week's journey began in Chilham, Kent

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and travels nearly 250 miles westwards,

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across southern England to the final decider in Torquay, Devon.

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Today's leg begins in Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire,

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skirts round Greater London

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and ends up with an auction showdown in Chippenham, Wiltshire.

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Despite the drizzle, our two bosom buddies are getting on famously,

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speeding along in their snazzy little 1960 MGC.

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-What a day.

-It's not getting any better, is it?

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-Look at it, now we've got the rain.

-Are you in second gear?

-Yes.

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-Are you listening to a word I'm saying?

-Yes, I am!

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The small town of Sawbridgeworth boomed in the 16th century,

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thanks to its proximity to the river Stort,

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which enabled a roaring trade in malt.

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Two antiques centres next door to each other!

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-Which do you fancy?

-The blue one.

-The blue one?

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-I'm going to go there, but I will be in later, so don't take all day about it.

-Good luck.

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So, one gigantic antiques centre each -

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that should be enough for anyone.

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Sometimes, a choice like this is enough to make you long for less.

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# More, more, more

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# How do you like it? How do you like it?

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# More, more, more... #

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My word, gosh, you need hours and hours.

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We don't have a week and a half, we only have a few hours and

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there must be 500 cabinets at least throughout this antiques centre.

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# How do you like it? How do you like it? #

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More and more and more!

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How many dealers do you have here?

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Er...

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-About 250 in this centre.

-Good Lord.

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SHE WHISTLES

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Can you hear my nervous whistle?

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Shirley owns both antiques centres, lucky girl.

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So perhaps she can shine a light on one of the cheaper items

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Mark's just spotted.

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A ring - I don't suppose that's gold? For five pounds, is it?

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Do you know what? I think not!

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-But it's always worth having a quick look, isn't it?

-You never know.

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No, the only word it says on there is, "you're a fool, Mark".

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No, it doesn't! No, it's just says "LUZO" - L-U-Z-0.

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So at least it's not "loser"!

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THEY LAUGH

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No gold there, then. So, will this float his boat?

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You know the story of Noah and the Ark

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and the animals went in two by two?

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You can get some old antique ones made in Germany which are very sought after.

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This is not particularly old, it's probably about 1960s, '70s,

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by the looks of it, but it's just rather fun.

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They've used all different woods

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for the actual animals - that's a sort of camel.

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If I buy this and it makes a lot of money, Margie might get the hump(!)

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SHE SNIGGERS

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-Or crocodile tears!

-Or crocodile tears. Indeed!

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That might be me, when it sells for a fiver.

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But it is quite a lot of money, isn't it? £30.

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-Who owns this, Shirley?

-A lady.

-Is she a kind-hearted lady?

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-Ooh, I'm not sure how kind-hearted.

-That's not what I wanted to hear.

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-Have you got a figure in mind?

-Yes, but she won't like it.

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Nor will I, I'm sure. All that hard work, all that labour.

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-All that sawing of those little animals.

-Nice try, Shirley.

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-But Mark's not having it. Time to call the dealer.

-Hold on.

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-She'd like to talk to you.

-(What's her name?)

-Valerie.

-Hello, Valerie. How are you?

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I was hoping to get it for around 15, is that possible? Are you sure?

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Oh, you are an angel, thank you so much.

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-Thanks.

-See, I should have said ten!

-Did he charm you?

-There's no pleasing some people.

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How's Margie getting on?

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That piece down there is a centrepiece, that's silver plate.

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-That's missing the glass.

-It was black when I got it,

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-now I've had it all cleaned up and nice.

-It's had a lovely glass vase.

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Yes, that's right - on top of there.

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So it's a table centrepiece, in silver plate.

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Very nicely cast, nice quality. Sort of late Victorian, early 20th century?

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-You've got 45 on it.

-Since it's for you, this sounds terrible, 30.

-30?

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-Mm. 30.

-I quite like that, Alan.

-All right then.

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That's one to think about. Plenty more to see, though.

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Here's a case full of more silver - that should make Margie very happy.

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This is a very nice little Victorian silver brooch.

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They're not uncommon, but I like this, because it's chunky.

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It's in good condition, it's got a nice, crisp hallmark on the back.

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Even the locket at the back looks OK. Probably around 1885, 1890.

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It's £23.

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So if they'll ease the price on that, I think... Can't lose, can it?

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Yeah, I'll get Nick and see if we can get the price down on that.

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-We can do it for 18.

-Not 15?

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-No, I'm afraid not, the very best we can do is 18.

-Yeah.

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-Oh, go on then.

-All right. Thank you very much.

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As for Mark, well - he's going to give next door a try.

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Normally I have a problem with things actually saying "buy me".

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Today I'm not having that problem.

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You have to admire his determination, though.

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Come on, Mark, we've got to be sensible.

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We've got to be very, very sensible.

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How about this bit of German metalware, Mark?

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-Did you check the marks?

-I have, look - you can see it there.

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This basket was made by a large,

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German company called Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik...

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Known for good reason as WMF, a huge producer of metal tableware.

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Of course the problem is that the plate has come off,

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this would have all been silver plate, as you know.

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-And what would we have found inside there?

-A middle.

-A glass liner.

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-Mm-hm.

-And what are the chances of finding a glass liner to go in there?

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-You may be lucky, but I think you'd struggle.

-I think you would struggle.

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The basket is priced at £20. Will Shirley budge on the price?

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I think you might squeeze £2, but is that going to buy it for you?

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18 quid?

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HE SIGHS

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Well, I've got to buy something, haven't I?

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You know what it's like, if it had been a vase

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it wouldn't have been a problem.

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Mind, you could still put your lemons in it.

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Course, you can never have too many baskets for your lemons, can you?

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-So, the deal is done at £18.

-Thank you so much for all your help.

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You're welcome.

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Margie is on the hunt for more silver. Time to revisit the centrepiece.

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-Alan, I'm back.

-Right.

-Have you had any sales while I've been away?

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-No, not yet.

-Oh, dear. So you're not in a good mood, then?

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Perhaps she'll make your day, Alan.

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-It was £45, without the glass in the top.

-Yes.

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-And you'll...

-30. It should be yours, though, because it's your age.

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THEY LAUGH

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I'll do it for 25, but I can't come down any more.

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Oh, bless you.

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-I refuse to push you any more.

-That's a pleasure.

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Thank you very much.

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Well done, Margie. Another one in the bag.

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And with her shopping over today,

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it's time to get back into the trusty MG.

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She's travelling from Sawbridgeworth to the village of Great Missenden,

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where one of our national treasures,

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children's writer Roald Dahl lived for much of his life.

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# Come with me and you'll be

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# In a world of pure imagination... #

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It's now the home to a museum celebrating his writing

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and archivist Jane Branfield will show Margie around.

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-Margie Cooper.

-Lovely to meet you.

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-What a fantastic job you've got.

-Yes, welcome to the museum.

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Roald Dahl is commonly recognised

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as one of Britain's greatest writers,

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especially for his children's stories -

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books like Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, James And The Giant Peach,

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Matilda and the BFG,

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all illustrated by Dahl's long-time collaborator, Quentin Blake,

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are still enjoyed by millions of children all over the world.

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All his manuscripts are kept here, along with, well, one of his shoes.

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It's Roald Dahl's actual Norwegian sandal that he wore.

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And when he wrote The BFG,

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he was originally going to be wearing sort of more military, black boots,

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and when Quentin Blake was working on the illustrations,

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they just weren't working terribly well.

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-Right.

-And then Roald sent this in the post to Quentin

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-and this is what the BFG has worn ever since.

-"How about these?" Oh, that's hilarious.

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Dahl kept everything he wrote -

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every version and reversion of his famous stories,

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some of which could have turned out quite differently.

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His first draft of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory,

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he showed it to his nephew and apparently he said,

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"I think it's rotten, Uncle Roald."

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On the very final typescript, just as it's going off to be set,

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he goes through the whole manuscript

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and crosses out all these WhippleScrumpets

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and writes "Oompa-Loompa" above them.

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# Like the Oompa-Loompa do-ba-dee-do! #

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Roald Dahl used to write in a hut at the end of his garden,

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in a special chair, and the museum houses a replica of it.

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So time now to sit comfortably.

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Margie has a treat in store - a very early draft of the BFG.

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This is the first page of the first draft manuscript of the BFG,

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but it's about a little boy called Jody,

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as opposed to a little girl called Sophie.

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-So that never went into print?

-No.

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Fascinating to be here and see all this.

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You know how the BFG has a particular vocabulary

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-of made-up words?

-Right, yeah.

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Well, Roald made a whole dictionary of these strange words

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that he was going to use.

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"Skizzleswipe." "Pifflemuffer."

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What's a Pifflemuffer?

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-I don't know.

-"Squiffler"?

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Yes.

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I don't know. What an imaginative...

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slightly eccentric man.

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Eccentric man? Ha! That reminds me of someone.

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Ah, yes, there's our very own Big Friendly Giant, Mark Stacey.

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He's travelling from Sawbridgeworth to St Albans

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on the hunt for more treasure.

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Nowadays, this is the place where many who work in the capital

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choose to live, but during Roman times, the city,

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named after the first Christian martyr,

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was the second largest after Londinium.

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Today, with St Albans being quite well-heeled,

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it could be difficult to find a bargain,

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but a seasoned antiques expert like Mark

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should be able to squeeze a deal out of this shop.

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Vintage treen nutcrackers.

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Rather rude, aren't they?

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I'll leave you to make your own jokes on those, all right?

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I'll refrain on this occasion.

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Oh, I see now, it's a pair of legs.

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They are only £35, which is very reasonable for what they are.

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But I won't be cracking my nuts with them, I'm afraid.

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Really, Mark. You did promise.

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Well, this is good.

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There's no price on them, so they're free.

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I like free things.

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They're a pair of oil-on-canvases.

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And they're purported to be a sort of naive school.

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I mean, looking at the costumes the people are wearing,

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they're going to be sort of mid-19th-century.

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Josie. I don't know what it is, I think it's the naivety of them

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that I quite like.

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But I do need to buy them at the right price.

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The very, very bottom would be 80 for the pair.

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OK. I just think that 80 might just be a little too much for me, really.

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But I would love to have them for 60.

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I know that's another £20 off, but what do you think about that?

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I don't think we can go that low.

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Perhaps we can meet you somewhere in the middle?

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-62?

-75?

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-75?!

-THEY BOTH LAUGH

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I love "the middle". Well, let's shake hands at 70.

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-70. All right.

-Happy with that?

-We'll do 70.

-Lovely. Thank you.

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Success for Mark at last.

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Well, it's the end of the day,

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and time for our dear experts to lay down their sleepy heads.

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Day two finds our gruelling duo back on the road, raring to get shopping.

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Margie's been a bit on the back foot, but it's still anyone's game.

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Yesterday, Margie spent just £43 on two lots -

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the Victorian silver brooch

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and the Victorian silver-plated centrepiece -

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leaving her with £119.46 to spend today.

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Thank you very much, and I hope you win.

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Whilst Mark spent £103 on three lots -

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the wooden Noah's Ark with figures,

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the WMF silver-plated basket

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and the pair of 19th-century naive oil paintings...

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What have I done?

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..leaving him with £154.02 for the day ahead.

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Our sparring partners have left St Albans in the dust,

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and are heading for the market town of Farnham.

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And Mark's going to reveal something about this place

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that we didn't know.

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This is a trip down memory lane for me,

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cos about 27 years ago,

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I started my antiques career off in the antiques centre we're going to.

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Well, the shop in question is one of Farnham's finest -

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Bourne Mill Antiques Centre.

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I'm quite nervous, Margie. I haven't been here for ten years.

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Down memory lane for you.

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I bet it's changed, you know, but I can't wait, cos time is running out.

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-I know.

-Age before beauty, dear.

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SHE LAUGHS

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What, no plaque on the wall?

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It's a huge emporium, with the antique wares

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of over 70 dealers spread through room after room on four floors,

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and whilst Margie gets her bearings, Mark's life is flashing before him.

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I worked every Sunday for about 15 quid.

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I mean, it's quite funny, because I'm excited in some ways

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about being back and seeing it again.

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But, of course, it is quite nerve-racking,

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because centres are difficult things to buy from. But...

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it's rather nice. I wish I was rather back here, really.

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Ah, how sweet.

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Is that a tear in my eye,

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or something shiny in the cabinet over there?

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There's a little match-striker,

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which has got a silver embossed top.

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And you keep matches in there,

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and when you want to light your cigar or cigarette,

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you scratch it on the glass bottom.

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I mean, it's priced up at £50.

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They're quite collectable in their own right.

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I think that's the sort of thing Margie might like, as well.

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Here's another thing Margie would like.

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It's described as a small, hallmarked, silver tray.

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But I think...

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When you look in the middle there, it says "IHS",

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and I think that's from a travelling communion set.

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So maybe that's for putting the wafer on.

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But it's quite heavy.

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It's priced at £18.

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So, you know, maybe we could put those two together...

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and make a lot.

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That's my cunning thought at the moment, anyway.

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Though time is ever ticking.

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Yes, Margie, time is ticking.

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All I'm saying is, only two items in the bag.

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No pressure at all!

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Now, don't get distracted.

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Not even by Colin Firth.

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Gosh, I didn't know you were in this business.

0:17:570:17:59

Well, he's quite handsome.

0:17:590:18:01

I'm sure he's got enough to do without antique dealing.

0:18:010:18:05

Don't worry, Margie, there's another dashing charmer just downstairs.

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And he's on the phone to the owner of the two little silver items.

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It's a match-striker, which you've got £50 on,

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and a little silver dish or tray, that you've got £18 on,

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so it's 68 in total.

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Is there any chance I could make you a sneaky offer on them?

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-And then you can say no.

-HE LAUGHS

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Well, I was rather hoping to get them for around the £40 mark.

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Or less, if you could possibly do it.

0:18:360:18:39

You would let them go for...?

0:18:410:18:43

That's wonderful. Thank you so much, Andrew. I appreciate it.

0:18:430:18:46

Take care. Bye. Bye.

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Thank you.

0:18:490:18:51

Wow. What a lovely man. He's let me have them for £40.

0:18:510:18:54

Now, is there going to be a profit in that?

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I have no idea, but I'm hoping to strike one. Ha ha(!)

0:18:570:19:01

TIM CHUCKLES

0:19:010:19:02

No such joy for Margie. Yet.

0:19:020:19:05

Oh, dear. I'm beginning to panic.

0:19:060:19:08

Oh, dear, dear, dear.

0:19:080:19:11

Nothing in here, nothing in here.

0:19:110:19:13

What am I going to do?

0:19:130:19:15

Every way you look, there's a little room.

0:19:170:19:21

Amazing what people buy, isn't it?

0:19:210:19:22

And it rambles on.

0:19:230:19:24

Tucked away in another corner of the antiques centre,

0:19:340:19:37

Mark's discovered his old patch -

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the very place where he started out as a young dealer.

0:19:390:19:42

It's changed a bit over the years since I was here,

0:19:420:19:45

but I'm sure that my shelves were either these two here, or...

0:19:450:19:50

I can't remember these books being here.

0:19:500:19:52

But just think, from a couple of shelves...

0:19:540:19:56

..I've ended up where I am now.

0:19:570:19:59

There we are, there's hope for everyone.

0:19:590:20:01

I must admit, it does seem...

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..rather like another lifetime ago, actually.

0:20:050:20:08

It's nice. It's nice looking back.

0:20:080:20:10

Huh.

0:20:100:20:12

That's very lovely but, Mark, time to force yourself to the present.

0:20:120:20:16

There's shopping to do.

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Talking of which, where's Margie got to?

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Well, she's had enough and has decided to travel to nearby Alton,

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having failed to buy anything in the enormous antiques centre.

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So now all her hopes are pinned on finding something...here.

0:20:310:20:35

"The Tiny Shop."

0:20:350:20:37

Well, it is tiny, isn't it? SHE LAUGHS

0:20:370:20:39

Very tiny.

0:20:390:20:41

I just hope there's something in here for me.

0:20:410:20:43

Otherwise I shall be back, quick-sticks, to the other place.

0:20:430:20:47

At Bourne Mill, Mark, it seems, is on a roll.

0:20:470:20:51

I saw this sign, "20% discount for cash payments on all items,"

0:20:510:20:56

which always attracts the attention.

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These are butler's trays on stands.

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This is where, you know,

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the butler would put the afternoon tea or the sherry.

0:21:030:21:05

But the colour of the mahogany is quite nice

0:21:050:21:08

and what's also interesting to me is it's priced up at £70,

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so if you take 20% off that, I reckon that that is...£56.

0:21:110:21:18

Time to get on the phone to the dealer.

0:21:180:21:21

Hello, Morris, how are you?

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Is there any more room for negotiation on that?

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You'll take 50?

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I know it sounds terribly mean of me, Morris,

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but I was trying to get it nearer the 40.

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Could you do 45 for me?

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Are you happy with that?

0:21:340:21:36

Fantastic. Yes, very kind of you, Morris.

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I appreciate it. I hope you continue to sell lots more in your unit.

0:21:380:21:41

Thanks, Morris. Bye-bye. And you. Thanks.

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Well, he wished me luck.

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And he's let me have it for 45.

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So once Mark settled up for both the butler's tray

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and his silver pieces, he can afford to relax.

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-Wonderful. See you later. Thanks again.

-Bye-bye.

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He's off to the village of Selborne, just outside Alton.

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He's here to visit the house where Gilbert White once lived,

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the unlikely author of the best-known natural history book of all time.

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-It must be Ronnie.

-Hello, Mark.

-Nice to meet you, I'm Mark.

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Now, I'm thrilled to be here.

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-I did visit the house once, about 20 years ago.

-Good.

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I've forgotten all about it,

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so you're going to be my little guide extraordinaire for the day?

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-Let me show you.

-Lead on.

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Keen collector of his work Ronnie Davidson-Houston

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is going to show Mark around.

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Long before David Attenborough appeared on our TV screens,

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WAY back in 1789,

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local village curate Gilbert White was to write a book

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which was to change the study of the natural world forever.

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The Natural History Of Selborne was his life's work,

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a series of his letters to two other natural scientists of the day.

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The book became a phenomenal success,

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and is now believed to be the fourth most published work in the English language.

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-The book has never been out of print since 1789.

-Oh, really? No!

0:23:070:23:10

And it all began with the manuscript,

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which is here, which the museum owns.

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-This is the genuine...?

-This is the original manuscript of the letters

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that Gilbert White wrote to his two correspondents.

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This 222-year-old book used to belong to Harvard University,

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but back in 1980, the funds were raised to buy it back,

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so it could return to Gilbert White's house.

0:23:320:23:35

How wonderful you got it back.

0:23:370:23:39

-Oh, marvellous.

-I mean, cos this really is the spiritual home for it.

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Although Gilbert did dissect specimens in his study,

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it was his detailed observations of animal behaviour in the wild

0:23:490:23:53

that was to be truly ground-breaking.

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Well, he made a number of original discoveries.

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-The harvest mouse, he was the first to describe.

-Oh, really?

0:24:000:24:03

The noctule bat, he first described as well.

0:24:030:24:06

And he differentiated three different species of warbler.

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He listened to them - he knew that they had different calls.

0:24:110:24:14

And that's why people that just called them leaf warblers -

0:24:140:24:19

little brown birds, as it were - were suddenly illuminated

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by Gilbert White to the fact that they were three different species.

0:24:230:24:27

Gilbert carried out much of his field work

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in his beloved garden, the best views of which are from his garden.

0:24:320:24:37

Wonderful light, all-access to the garden and the surrounding areas.

0:24:370:24:41

And I can imagine him sort of setting up

0:24:410:24:43

and sitting in this room, scribbling away,

0:24:430:24:46

having noted something outside and getting it down straight away.

0:24:460:24:49

I'm sure if he was in bed, and heard something interesting outside,

0:24:490:24:52

he'd have been straight to the window with his quill and pad!

0:24:520:24:56

After a most enlightening visit to Gilbert White's house,

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it's time for Mark to get back on the road.

0:25:000:25:03

Nearby in Alton, Margie's hoping she'll find something,

0:25:050:25:09

anything, she can buy for the auction.

0:25:090:25:13

Perhaps owner Rob might have some sympathy

0:25:130:25:16

for a poor, downtrodden, antiques expert.

0:25:160:25:19

-Right, it is a tiny shop.

-It is, yes.

0:25:190:25:21

I'm trying to make a profit in a short period of time

0:25:210:25:24

-which is not the easiest thing.

-No.

0:25:240:25:26

And I don't have a lot of money either. Shall I leave now?

0:25:260:25:29

If you like!

0:25:290:25:31

What's this though, lurking in Rob's cabinet?

0:25:310:25:35

That's quite a nice calendar there.

0:25:350:25:37

Birmingham, 1936,

0:25:370:25:40

engine turned,

0:25:400:25:42

a bit of a price, 75.

0:25:420:25:45

-I can do something with the price.

-Can you?

-Yes.

0:25:460:25:48

-So, it's a usable object...

-Yes.

-That would look nice on a desk.

0:25:480:25:52

Yes, £30, if you're interested.

0:25:520:25:56

That seems all right.

0:25:560:25:58

-I think you ought to buy the boat.

-What? The boat?

0:25:580:26:01

How much is it?

0:26:010:26:04

It's got 85. It's got wheels as well.

0:26:040:26:07

Oh, wheels?!

0:26:070:26:09

We're digressing. You've got me on this.

0:26:090:26:12

Well spotted, Margie.

0:26:120:26:15

Diversionary tactic to the starboard.

0:26:150:26:17

But perhaps there 's a treasure box down below.

0:26:170:26:21

What's this little, papier mache box?

0:26:210:26:23

Pretty little box, isn't it? Oooh, Jennens and Bettridge.

0:26:230:26:26

Oooh, there now. The best maker.

0:26:260:26:30

-You've got the name on the base.

-Yeah.

0:26:300:26:33

At the beginning of the 19th century,

0:26:340:26:37

Jennens and Bettridge were highly regarded for producing

0:26:370:26:41

high-quality papier mache wares.

0:26:410:26:44

They patented a form of inlaid decoration using materials

0:26:440:26:48

such as coloured glass, ivory, tortoiseshell, gemstones

0:26:480:26:52

and, as in this box, mother of pearl.

0:26:520:26:54

So what sort of money is it anyhow?

0:26:570:26:59

We've got 55 on it.

0:26:590:27:01

-What are you thinking?

-We're back to 30 quid, aren't we? 20 or 30 quid.

0:27:010:27:05

-You're talking 25, are you?

-I've got it in my head, 25.

0:27:060:27:10

That's today's price.

0:27:100:27:11

-Yeah, all right.

-Do you reckon?

-Yes.

0:27:110:27:13

You know what horrible people do now?

0:27:160:27:19

They add the two together, don't they?

0:27:210:27:23

Oh, no. I've fallen into a trap.

0:27:240:27:26

SHE LAUGHS

0:27:260:27:28

So there's two items. They're £25 each.

0:27:280:27:30

-Yes.

-I'll take another fiver off if you want.

0:27:300:27:33

OK, you've done it. Thank you very much indeed. Put it there.

0:27:330:27:36

-All right.

-Thank you.

0:27:360:27:38

So that's £45 for the calendar and the papier mache box.

0:27:380:27:42

I think you ought to buy the boat.

0:27:420:27:45

Oh, he's gone off the subject. I've lost him.

0:27:450:27:50

You are not giving up, are you, Rob?

0:27:500:27:53

It's called the Hispaniola.

0:27:530:27:54

Is it really? Does that improve things?

0:27:540:27:57

This toy boat is a model of the notorious pirate ship

0:27:570:28:02

from Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece, Treasure Island.

0:28:020:28:06

But, shiver my timbers, it's £85.

0:28:060:28:09

I'd take 40 for it...

0:28:090:28:10

-if you're interested, to help you out.

-Yeah?

0:28:100:28:14

Well, I'd be blowed.

0:28:160:28:19

I'll have a punt at 20 quid.

0:28:190:28:21

HE GROANS

0:28:210:28:22

How about 30?

0:28:240:28:25

What do you think?

0:28:250:28:27

Yeah, OK. Done.

0:28:280:28:31

Cor, Rob saw you coming there, Margie.

0:28:310:28:33

OK, it's time for our competitive duo to reveal to each other

0:28:330:28:37

exactly what they've bought. Over tea.

0:28:370:28:41

-Da-da-da-da.

-Oooh!

0:28:410:28:44

-I love the bows.

-Yes?

-I'm a bit worried about this.

0:28:440:28:47

-As an afterthought? Maybe you're right.

-That's my feeling.

0:28:470:28:51

But for the price I paid, I just thought it was worth it.

0:28:510:28:54

You'd better tell me what you paid.

0:28:540:28:55

-And it's not difficult to find a trompe l'oeil vase.

-In your own time.

0:28:550:28:59

-Erm, £25.

-Oooh.

0:28:590:29:01

It's nicely carved, Margie. I think you've done a good job. Well done.

0:29:010:29:05

-Oooh!

-Oh, no, this is not terribly exciting, Margie.

0:29:050:29:07

I've regretted buying it, to be honest with you.

0:29:070:29:10

-It's in a bit of a sorry state.

-Very attractive plate.

0:29:100:29:14

-How much did you pay?

-£18.

0:29:140:29:16

Well, that's absolutely lovely.

0:29:180:29:20

Silver seems to be the theme of the day.

0:29:200:29:23

I know we see an awful lot of them,

0:29:230:29:24

but not always that quality and condition.

0:29:240:29:27

I love it. I love the shape. I love the design.

0:29:270:29:29

I love that aesthetic, that Japonesque period.

0:29:290:29:32

-£18.

-18?!

-Yup.

-Oh, well.

0:29:320:29:35

It's not going to be... If I got 30...

0:29:350:29:39

Yes, I'd like to see it make 30 because it is quality.

0:29:390:29:42

But what will Margie make of Mark's arc?

0:29:420:29:45

Oh, I've just broken it.

0:29:450:29:47

No, don't look, Margie.

0:29:470:29:49

Ta da!

0:29:490:29:51

Oh! Noah's Arc.

0:29:510:29:53

-Noah's Arc.

-That's great.

-With some animals, not all of them.

0:29:530:29:56

There's a pair of rhinos. I just thought, it's a bit of fun.

0:29:560:29:59

-There's Noah himself.

-I know.

-It's quirky.

-It's quirky.

0:29:590:30:03

-It's amusing.

-It's amusing.

0:30:030:30:05

-But is it quality?

-No. Two out of three.

0:30:050:30:08

-Two out of three, Margie.

-I like it.

0:30:080:30:10

-But it wasn't expensive.

-How much was it?

-£15.

0:30:100:30:13

Margie's papier mache box is next up for some Stacey scrutiny.

0:30:150:30:20

-Oh, yes, this is a good name, Jennens and Bettridge.

-Yes.

0:30:200:30:24

-Possibly the best papier mache makers of the Victorian period.

-That's the only reason I bought it.

0:30:240:30:29

-Well, There had to be a reason.

-Ouch.

0:30:290:30:32

I mean, what is that flower supposed to be?

0:30:320:30:34

I don't think it matters with the name of the company.

0:30:340:30:37

Of course it matters! You're not going to put it like that, are you?

0:30:370:30:41

-Yeah, but...

-It looks like a day of the triffid.

0:30:410:30:44

Let's wait and see.

0:30:440:30:45

How much did you pay for your Jennens and Bettridge?

0:30:450:30:48

-25.

-Well, good luck.

0:30:480:30:50

The gloves are off now.

0:30:500:30:53

-I think they're rather charming.

-They are.

0:30:530:30:56

-Do you think they're well executed?

-No, but naive school isn't.

0:30:560:31:00

How much did you pay?

0:31:000:31:02

£70.

0:31:020:31:03

-Really?

-Yes.

0:31:050:31:06

Wow. I am surprised.

0:31:070:31:10

-Why?

-Well, it's quite a lot, isn't it?

0:31:100:31:13

Oh, what a surprise. Silver.

0:31:140:31:17

There's a theme developing here.

0:31:170:31:20

-Does it work?

-Yes. It does.

0:31:200:31:22

-It works.

-What's the date on it? It looks 20s, 30s.

-'36.

0:31:220:31:26

Ah, well.

0:31:260:31:28

-Engine turned.

-I like the engine turning. Pretty little object.

0:31:280:31:32

How much?

0:31:320:31:33

-I got it for 20.

-That's a steal.

0:31:330:31:35

You should get a healthy return.

0:31:350:31:37

I do hope so.

0:31:370:31:39

-I'm not happy about this, Margie.

-Why?

0:31:390:31:41

You're getting the hang of this.

0:31:410:31:42

LAUGHS

0:31:420:31:43

I'm not happy here at all. That little dish...

0:31:430:31:46

which I think is part of a travelling communion set.

0:31:460:31:49

It's the pattern.

0:31:490:31:50

I bought it with this rather nice match striker...

0:31:500:31:53

Now that is nice!

0:31:530:31:55

..which is hallmarked for about 1903

0:31:550:31:57

and he agreed to my offer of £40...

0:31:570:31:59

-for the two.

-Yeah, that's good.

0:31:590:32:02

-Is that all right?

-Yes. Very good.

0:32:020:32:04

Have a look at the smile!

0:32:040:32:06

It's trapped wind.

0:32:060:32:08

Oh, my!

0:32:120:32:13

LAUGHTER

0:32:130:32:16

What on earth is that?!

0:32:160:32:18

Well, it's 1950s. Little wheel, look.

0:32:180:32:21

There's a little wheel.

0:32:220:32:23

Which is completely in proportion to the rest...

0:32:230:32:26

Excuse me, I've missed a feature.

0:32:260:32:28

-Really?!

-Wheels...

0:32:280:32:30

-underneath.

-Oh, how lovely.

0:32:300:32:32

That helps it on water(!)

0:32:320:32:35

A little child could run it along the floor.

0:32:350:32:37

I don't know what to say, Margie.

0:32:370:32:39

Is it a collector's item or is it not?

0:32:390:32:42

Well, I wouldn't collect it.

0:32:420:32:43

I bought this for £30.

0:32:430:32:46

OK.

0:32:460:32:47

That'll sink without trace.

0:32:470:32:49

Last up, Mark's butler's tray.

0:32:490:32:51

I think the legs have got a bit of age, Edwardian, or something.

0:32:510:32:54

-The top, I think, is early Victorian.

-That's really nice.

0:32:540:32:57

-A nice mahogany one.

-How much was it?

-It was marked up at 70

0:32:570:33:01

-and I got it for 45.

-That's fine.

0:33:010:33:03

I think your things are probably a lot more interesting than mine.

0:33:050:33:09

Oh...I'd...I'd hate to agree with you...

0:33:090:33:12

but you're probably right.

0:33:120:33:15

As if we didn't know. Let's see what they really think.

0:33:150:33:18

My least favourite is the Jennens and Bettridge.

0:33:180:33:21

I know why Margie bought that. It's got the name,

0:33:210:33:24

but in my opinion, not a lot else.

0:33:240:33:25

I think perhaps the Noah's Ark is Mark's weakest item.

0:33:250:33:29

I don't think anything's going to stride away.

0:33:290:33:32

This leg of our trip started off in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire,

0:33:340:33:37

and will conclude in Chippenham, Wiltshire.

0:33:370:33:41

Margie is lagging behind but Mark's not out of the woods yet.

0:33:410:33:45

I think you're pretending

0:33:450:33:47

and all of the sudden, wallop, on the last day.

0:33:470:33:52

Last day, Chippendale table.

0:33:520:33:54

We all like a nice Chippendale(!)

0:33:540:33:56

Speak for yourself, Mark.

0:33:560:33:58

Back in 878, Chippenham was taken over by the Danes,

0:33:590:34:03

but luckily Alfred the Great came to the rescue

0:34:030:34:07

and defeated the invaders, forcing them to withdraw from Wessex

0:34:070:34:10

and become Christians while he was at it.

0:34:100:34:14

Our two invaders are preparing for battle with each other.

0:34:150:34:20

Lovely sunshine.

0:34:200:34:22

You know what they say, the son only shines on the righteous.

0:34:220:34:25

Well, let's get in there.

0:34:250:34:27

Auctioneer Richard Edmonds will be wielding the gavel today.

0:34:270:34:31

So what does he think of our experts' choices?

0:34:310:34:34

One of my favourites is the pretty papier mache box

0:34:340:34:37

by Jennens and Bettridge.

0:34:370:34:38

It's quality, it's got a good name and it's pretty as well.

0:34:380:34:42

The paintings are rather nice.

0:34:420:34:43

They're untouched condition,

0:34:430:34:45

that's what people like when buying art,

0:34:450:34:47

they don't like it fully restored, and good subject matter as well.

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Mark Stacey spent precisely £188 on five auction lots

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amongst which nestle a wooden Noah's arc,

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a butler's tray and a pair of 19th-century naive oil paintings.

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-Wonderful, see you later.

-Thank you. Goodbye.

-Thanks again.

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Margie Cooper spent somewhat less,

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£118,

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also on five auction lots

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including a papier mache box,

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a silver table calendar

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and the Hispaniola, a model of a galleon.

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I must be mad.

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Time to snuggle down into that rather grand sofa now,

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chap and chapess.

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The auction is about to begin.

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Here we go.

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This could be the start of something special

0:35:300:35:33

or the beginning of something awful.

0:35:330:35:35

First up, Margie's papier mache stationary box,

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the one Mark believes is her Achilles heel.

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I've got one, two, three, four commissions this time.

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I have to start at 40. Five.

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50. Five. 60, anywhere?

0:35:490:35:52

At £55. At 55.

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Best of the bids at £55 then.

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It sells then at 55.

0:35:560:35:58

Margie, well done.

0:35:580:36:00

Ooh, an excellent profit of £30 for Margie's first item.

0:36:020:36:07

Could she be the comeback kid?

0:36:070:36:10

-I've made a whole £25.

-35.

-35!

0:36:100:36:14

Mark's arc next.

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Will the buyers be lining up in twos?

0:36:170:36:20

-Rather nice piece.

-Super lot, this.

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One, two, three commission bids.

0:36:220:36:24

I bid 30. Start at 30.

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Is there five?

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At 30. At 30.

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-Come on.

-Is 30 the best of them?

0:36:300:36:32

At £30 then. All done.

0:36:320:36:35

-Be satisfied.

-I'm pleased with that.

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Maybe not top quality but someone clearly loved it.

0:36:380:36:42

Do you know, I feel quite religious after that result.

0:36:420:36:45

Hopefully no prayers will be needed

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for Margie's silver-plated centrepiece.

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Super quality this.

0:36:510:36:53

-Don't get carried away.

-I have to start at 30. Five. 40.

0:36:530:36:56

At 40 bid.

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Oh, go on a bit more.

0:36:570:36:58

40 on the commission.

0:36:580:37:00

-Is there five anywhere?

-I think that's enough.

0:37:000:37:02

At £40 then. You're all done? You're quite sure?

0:37:020:37:05

At £40.

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That's a bit disappointing.

0:37:060:37:08

-At least it's a profit.

-It is a profit.

0:37:080:37:10

Well said, Mark. It's a profit, Margie. Be glad!

0:37:100:37:15

Two profits, what does it feel like to actually make a profit?

0:37:150:37:18

Stop being sarcastic!

0:37:180:37:21

The battle of the silver items begins.

0:37:210:37:24

Mark's basket next. Will it be a lemon?

0:37:240:37:28

30.

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£30, surely?

0:37:290:37:30

Come on.

0:37:300:37:32

£20 away then. £20, somebody?

0:37:320:37:34

Anybody, 20?

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-God.

-Ten then. Anybody £10?

0:37:370:37:40

-That's silly.

-Ten bid.

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Thank you, madam.

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At 10, seated. 12, standing.

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15. 18.

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-20. 22.

-It's creeping up.

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25. Don't stop now.

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At £22, standing. At 22.

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Against you, seated. £22, lady's bid then.

0:37:550:37:57

Selling then at 22...

0:37:570:37:59

-That's awful.

-That's a shame. It just needed re-plating. I did say.

0:38:010:38:06

It's a profit but once the auction house knocks off

0:38:060:38:10

its well-earned commission, hardly.

0:38:100:38:13

-It's a loss.

-I'm sorry for your disappointment.

-Thanks, Margie.

0:38:130:38:16

There was such sincerity in that remark.

0:38:160:38:19

Ahoy there, Chippenham. Any swashbuckling bidders out there?

0:38:190:38:23

£30.

0:38:230:38:24

20 then, somebody.

0:38:260:38:27

Anybody, 20?

0:38:270:38:29

Surely, £20?

0:38:290:38:31

£10, anybody? Anybody, £10 for this?

0:38:310:38:34

Look at this. £10, thank you. £10 bid.

0:38:360:38:39

At 10. 15, anywhere?

0:38:390:38:42

-£10.

-Oh, no.

-Oh, Marge.

0:38:420:38:45

At £10 then. Done at ten.

0:38:450:38:48

It was all going so well for you as well, wasn't it?

0:38:490:38:53

Margie wasn't so sure about that ship. She clearly hoped for more.

0:38:540:38:58

I did like it.

0:38:580:38:59

You're being wise after the event!

0:38:590:39:01

Well, of course, I'm a man.

0:39:010:39:03

Mark's big hope up next.

0:39:030:39:05

Has he been naive or rather savvy?

0:39:050:39:08

-One, two, three commissions.

-I can't look.

0:39:080:39:11

I have to go straight at 100. Ten.

0:39:110:39:13

120, anywhere? 110 bid. Is there 120?

0:39:130:39:16

120 with you. 130.

0:39:160:39:19

-140.

-HE GASPS

0:39:190:39:22

150. 160.

0:39:220:39:24

170.

0:39:240:39:26

180.

0:39:270:39:28

-190.

-Oh my goodness.

0:39:290:39:32

Is there 200 anywhere?

0:39:320:39:33

At £190 then, you're all done,

0:39:330:39:36

selling then at 190.

0:39:360:39:38

Well done.

0:39:380:39:39

-I'm trying to be pleased for you.

-That's not a bad profit, is it?

0:39:390:39:43

A great profit for Mark putting him firmly in the lead in this leg.

0:39:430:39:48

The story was there, the provenance was there and I just thought,

0:39:480:39:53

I've got to take a chance with them.

0:39:530:39:55

Don't rub it in, Mark.

0:39:550:39:56

Perhaps someone will make a date with Margie's silver table calendar

0:39:560:40:00

-bought for £20.

-Start at 25.

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35.

0:40:020:40:04

40 anywhere? 35. 40.

0:40:040:40:07

Commissions over at 40. Five.

0:40:070:40:09

50. No? 45 then.

0:40:090:40:11

Far end, 45. Is there 50?

0:40:110:40:13

£45 then. Shout if I don't see you.

0:40:130:40:16

Selling at 45.

0:40:160:40:18

-Disappointed with that.

-You've more than doubled it.

0:40:180:40:22

I'm sorry, I'm disappointed.

0:40:220:40:24

Margie clearly hoped for more.

0:40:240:40:26

But it's a decent profit.

0:40:260:40:28

I think you did well. You made £25 on it.

0:40:280:40:31

Wow.

0:40:310:40:32

Mark's hoping to light a spark

0:40:320:40:35

with his silver match striker and patent.

0:40:350:40:38

30. Five. 40. Five.

0:40:380:40:40

50, anywhere? At 45.

0:40:400:40:42

-Come on.

-At 45.

0:40:420:40:45

At 45, the best of the three bids.

0:40:450:40:48

50, anywhere in the room?

0:40:480:40:49

Selling then at 45...

0:40:490:40:52

He did try hard.

0:40:520:40:54

He tried very hard there.

0:40:540:40:56

After commission, that's barely a profit.

0:40:560:40:59

Never mind, Mark.

0:40:590:41:00

You should have had a bit more for that.

0:41:000:41:02

Should have but I'm not too unhappy.

0:41:020:41:04

Margie's brooch next.

0:41:040:41:07

-Will this little beauty put her back in the running?

-Starting at 15.

0:41:070:41:11

20. And five, at 25. At 25,

0:41:110:41:14

looking for 30 now. At 25.

0:41:140:41:15

At £25.

0:41:150:41:17

A pretty brooch, this, at 25 only. 30 anywhere else?

0:41:170:41:20

Have a look at this. 30 clears the commission.

0:41:200:41:23

Gentleman straight ahead of me at 30. Selling at 30...

0:41:230:41:27

That's a good profit. £12. Well done.

0:41:270:41:31

A smart profit of £12.

0:41:310:41:33

Margie's edging her way back.

0:41:330:41:35

The final lot of the day, Mark's butler's tray, bought for £45.

0:41:360:41:41

Interest with me at £40.

0:41:410:41:44

At 40. Is there five? At 40.

0:41:440:41:46

Come on.

0:41:460:41:48

-Is there five now?

-Surely not?!

0:41:480:41:50

At 40. This is cheap at £40.

0:41:500:41:53

Is there five anywhere? At £40 then.

0:41:530:41:56

All done? You're quite sure?

0:41:560:41:58

-Only £40.

-I can't believe it.

-Selling...

0:41:580:42:00

-Oh my goodness me.

-£5, Margie. That plus commission, of course.

0:42:010:42:05

Oh dear. Mark's final lot failed to deliver him a profit. Bad luck.

0:42:050:42:10

-Well, that was a bit of a bummer, wasn't it?

-That was awful.

0:42:100:42:14

Not as awful as you think, actually.

0:42:140:42:16

Margie Cooper began this leg with £162.46

0:42:170:42:21

and made a small profit of £29.60 after auction costs.

0:42:210:42:26

That leaves her with £192.06 to spend tomorrow.

0:42:260:42:32

Mark Stacey started his trip with £257.02

0:42:320:42:37

and went on to make a robust profit of £80.14

0:42:370:42:41

making him today's winner.

0:42:410:42:43

He now has £337.16 to take forward tomorrow.

0:42:430:42:48

-Phew.

-That's not bad, is it?

-That's not bad at all.

0:42:500:42:53

-You made profit, Margie!

-I made profit!

0:42:530:42:56

-And I made a bit of profit.

-You have.

0:42:560:42:58

More importantly, we have more money for our next round.

0:42:580:43:02

-Marvellous. I'm thrilled.

-Come on.

0:43:020:43:04

Here we go.

0:43:040:43:05

-Ready?

-Ready.

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Join us tomorrow when Margie considers a career change...

0:43:130:43:17

..and Mark makes a shocking offer...

0:43:190:43:22

-A tenner?!

-Yes.

-You must be joking.

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